El Paso ISD and city to celebrate new Roddenberry Planetarium opening
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District will officially celebrate the opening of the new Roddenberry Planetarium with the city in a…
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El Paso toddler reads 1,000 books before kinder
EL PASO, Texas – With the help of her mom, one El Paso toddler has read more than 1,000 books before kindergarten. Natasha Walker is just three years…
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UTEP receives $1.7 million gift from Hector and Gloria López Foundation to benefit 15 ‘López Scholars’
EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas at El Paso announced Tuesday a 1.7 million-dollar gift from the Hector and Gloria López Foundation to…
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Texas STAAR results improve in math and reading after pandemic dips
Texas students’ standardized test scores in reading and math moved closer to pre-pandemic levels after falling to levels not seen in a decade the…
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Texas safety officials will begin “random intruder detection audits” of schools in September
AUSTIN, Texas — This fall, Texas public schools will be subjected to random inspections to detect weak access points in the wake of the Uvalde…
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El Paso teens and young adults get the opportunity to participate in 18-month work program
EL PASO, Texas – The city of El Paso was chosen by the National League of Cities (NLC) to take part in a work program for 16-24-year-olds in the…
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Texas educator group proposes referring to slavery as “involuntary relocation” in second grade curriculum
A group of Texas educators have proposed to the Texas State Board of Education that slavery should be taught as “involuntary relocation” during…
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Program for EPISD students exercises the body, the mind
EL PASO, Texas — What started out as an after school program at one EPISD school is growing to other schools. Thanks to a grant from the Department…
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Supreme Court further erodes separation between church and state in case of praying football coach
By Ariane de Vogue, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court said Monday that a Washington state school district violated the First…
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Ysleta Independent School District second district in El Paso county to give raises to teachers, administration
EL PASO, Texas – YISD has voted to give district staff a raise after approving a $501.8 million dollar budget for the 2022-2023 school year. Ysleta…
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Socorro Independent School District to increase salaries of teachers, administrators
EL PASO, Texas – The SISD board voted Tuesday to give pay raises all across the district. Teachers will get the pay highest raise with a 6% raise in…
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WATCH Live: Texas Senate Hearing on Uvalde investigation
CLICK HERE TO VIEW LIVESTREAM AUSTIN, Texas — The “To Protect All Texans, Special” committee will hear public testimony on mental health and firearm…
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EPISD pay plan could mean $29 million budget deficit down the road
The El Paso Independent School District board is expected to vote on increasing teachers’ salaries by 5% — a pay boost that comes with dire…
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Uvalde mayor accuses state of leaking records to make local police look bad
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin on Tuesday accused state authorities of selectively releasing information about last month’s school shooting to…
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Texas Senate Democrats call again for a special session on gun safety in response to Uvalde shooting
Watch the news conference here. With Texas schools restarting classes in less than two months, Texas Senate Democrats renewed calls Monday for Gov.…
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Jill Biden says she has ‘imagined’ a shooting in her own classroom
By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Dr. Jill Biden revealed on Friday she has often envisioned what it would be like if there was a shooting in one of…
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El Paso sees gains in 2022 high school math STAAR scores
El Paso area high school students performed far better on this year’s state standardized math exam than last year, an encouraging sign for…
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NMSU graduate students call for tuition relief
EL PASO, Texas – Unionized graduate student workers at New Mexico State University, gathered at Hadley Hall Thursday to fight for tuition relief.…
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Texas Rangers investigate Socorro ISD board member, wife
Ricardo Castellano, a Socorro Independent School District trustee, is under investigation by the Texas Rangers for allegations of official…
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El Paso teacher retires after 47 years of being an educator
EL PASO, Texas — As schools across the Borderland celebrating the Class of 2022, there are many teachers who helped them get them who are also worth…
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El Paso Sheriff’s Office provides active-shooter training to students
EL PASO, Texas — Deputies from the El Paso Sheriff’s Office held active-shooter training for students interested in a law enforcement…
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Texas Republicans want to arm more school employees, but few districts are opting in
Nearly a decade ago, Texas lawmakers created the school marshal program, a way for educators to carry weapons inside schools. It was the state’s…
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Kyle Rittenhouse now says he’s going to Blinn College, after Texas A&M said he’s not a student
Days after he told a conservative podcast that he was going to Texas A&M University, Kyle Rittenhouse corrected himself on Twitter to say that he is…
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Clint Independent School district to honor Horizon High School Student that died in Walmart shooting
EL PASO, Texas – The youngest victim of the 2019 Walmart massacre will be honored by the Clint ISD on Friday. Javier Amir Rodriguez would have…
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House Speaker Dade Phelan announces legislative committee to investigate Uvalde shooting
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced the creation of a legislative committee to investigate the Uvalde shooting. “The fact we still…
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Son of Miner legend is a Community Champion
EL PASO, Texas– Ethan Teicher, son of Jon Teicher, the famous “voice of the Miners”, received the Community Champion award for being an outstanding…
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Gov. Greg Abbott asks for legislative recommendations in response to Uvalde shooting
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday morning called on the Texas Legislature to form special committees to make legislative recommendations in response to…
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Eastwood High School parent ‘devastated’ after learning hundreds of portrait photos not included in yearbook
EL PASO, Texas– Veronica Diaz, mother to an Eastwood High School senior, said she was devastated to learn that her first graduating child’s…
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Two charged with terroristic threat in connection to Bel Air lockdown
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly indicated the arrest was in connection to last Thursday’s scare. The arrest was connected to…
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Governor Abbott calls for immediate school safety review of Texas Public Schools
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott is calling for comprehensive school safety reviews at all Texas public schools. Governor Abbott sent a letter…
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